Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in IMRX means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals, regardless of share price. This strategy reduces timing risk and builds wealth steadily through market ups and downs.
How This Calculator Works
Our DCA calculator simulates real market conditions using historical price data. It accounts for dividend reinvestment (DRIP), where each dividend payment automatically purchases additional shares. You can adjust the investment amount, frequency, time period, and compare against benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Same amount invested each month — only the day of purchase changes. How much does intra-month timing actually matter?
Best Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly low
Total Return+5.5%
Final Value$41.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-9.3%
Final Value$35.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-25.1%
Final Value$29.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap30.5 pp
Your timing vs best-14.8%
Your timing vs worst+15.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -2.0%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$60K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$120K~1.0x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$0 est. gain
$6K+$0 est. gain
$12K+$0 est. gain
$24K+$0 est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$0 est. gain
$15K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$240K+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -2.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
59 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jul 30, 2021
$17.59
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Aug 30, 2021
$26.35
$10,500
$15,480
+47.43%
$4,980
Sep 30, 2021
$26.55
$11,000
$16,098
+46.34%
$5,098
Nov 1, 2021
$26.84
$11,500
$16,773
+45.86%
$5,273
Nov 30, 2021
$22.63
$12,000
$14,642
+22.02%
$2,642
Dec 30, 2021
$16.12
$12,500
$10,930
-12.56%
$-1,570
Jan 31, 2022
$10.00
$13,000
$7,281
-44.00%
$-5,719
Mar 2, 2022
$7.34
$13,500
$5,844
-56.71%
$-7,656
Apr 4, 2022
$7.81
$14,000
$6,718
-52.01%
$-7,282
May 2, 2022
$5.40
$14,500
$5,145
-64.52%
$-9,355
Jun 2, 2022
$4.17
$15,000
$4,473
-70.18%
$-10,527
Jul 5, 2022
$5.00
$15,500
$5,863
-62.17%
$-9,637
Aug 2, 2022
$5.98
$16,000
$7,513
-53.05%
$-8,487
Sep 2, 2022
$7.44
$16,500
$9,847
-40.32%
$-6,653
Oct 3, 2022
$14.96
$17,000
$20,300
+19.41%
$3,300
Nov 2, 2022
$13.13
$17,500
$18,316
+4.67%
$816
Dec 2, 2022
$5.93
$18,000
$8,772
-51.26%
$-9,228
Jan 3, 2023
$4.01
$18,500
$6,432
-65.23%
$-12,068
Feb 2, 2023
$4.18
$19,000
$7,205
-62.08%
$-11,795
Mar 2, 2023
$5.01
$19,500
$9,135
-53.15%
$-10,365
Apr 3, 2023
$9.24
$20,000
$17,349
-13.26%
$-2,651
May 2, 2023
$8.94
$20,500
$17,285
-15.68%
$-3,215
Jun 2, 2023
$8.75
$21,000
$17,418
-17.06%
$-3,582
Jul 3, 2023
$9.73
$21,500
$19,869
-7.59%
$-1,631
Aug 2, 2023
$10.68
$22,000
$22,309
+1.40%
$309
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in IMRX
Investing $500 per month in Immuneering Corporation (IMRX) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $35K today. That's -9.3% total return on $39K invested, with a -2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).